Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

5OOO, 200 go down the Threats of the Co.,
100000 men, women and babies of this
land Of freedom. The value Of the.
American dairy products for the last
year was nearly $500, 100000, OF $780,
100000 more than the value of our
annual wheat yield, and nearly as much
as the total value of our corn crop,
which is the most valuable of American
crops.
THE RED POLLS.
Recently we have had two or three in
quiries as to the merits of Red Polls for
the dairy, says the Western Rural. We
have usually replied that those who are
most familiar with the breed give the
Red Polled COW high prize as dairy
animal. We have recently seen the
statement that an English breeder of
Red Polls affirms that carefully kept
account with his herd shows that his
COWS average 804 gallons of milk and
800 pounds of butter year. This is q.
good report and would go to show the
possibilities of the breed. The Ameri-
can importers and breeders have always
claimed for these COWS a high degree of
excellence. Gen. Ross, of Iowa City,
Iowa, careful and intelligent man,
places them very high as dairy COWS.
MONEY IN SHEEP.
No farmer in central Dakota can af-
ford to run his farm without owning at
least % sheep. They will not cost to
exceed 81 per annum per head. They
will return $3.50 per head in wool.
They will net $1.5o per head increase,
thus leaving so far a net profit of So
per head. Then again % sheep will
keep 160 acre farm free from wild
buckwheat, a thing that cannot be done
in any other way, except by animmense
amount OF labor and quite an outlay of
money, thus directly increasing the
crop of wheat several bushels per acre
and passing another large amount to
their credit. There is no experiment
to try. No place in the world will sheep
do better than here. Farmers, mix
your business, it will pay you.-Da-
kota Paragraph.
BEETsUGAR.
Mr.. W. A. Henry, of Madison, Wis,
says: '.Agriculturists have only lust
learned that the sugar beet is a safe
and profitable crop, and it is unfortu-
nate that those engaged in such pro-
duction should be forced to other crops
for want of a sugar factory. The pre-
JUDGE against beet sugar has been
overcome, and consumers now recog-
nize the facts that sugar produced
from beets has merits equal to that of
cane sugar. With those advantages
gained, it may very properly be re-
garded as a misfortune to the state if
anything should now interfere with the
development of this Industry
RANDOM NOTES.
Suffer and Yuba counties, California.
will yield over 100000 tons of wheat
this season.
They are holding institutes to prepare
gentlemen for expert judges on swine
at Fairs. A meeting Of this kind
was held at Warsaw Ind. few days
ago.
The Secretary of the Illinois State
Board of Agriculture estimates the
corn crop of Illinois at IS per cent.
This will give the aggregate crop Of
$4,000, 900 bu. against210, 900, 900 bu.
last year.
What cattle are allowed to shrink
during short pasture, has to be made up
again. Keep up the flesh of stock BY
green corn food. It is cheap in COM
parison with the dry corn, by which
flesh and fat will have to be returned,
If lost now.
When we see a lot Of stunted calves
we don't need to ask what kind Of a
farmer lives there. Nature puts up a
sign board which says poor farmer
lives here, a man who don't read and
don't think, and don't understand his
business. Capt. Pierce.
Summer following is one Of the mis-
takes and follies of ancient farmers.
The soil exposed to the sun bareof any
vegetation, is injured rather than inn
proved. The wisdom Of the world has
discovered a better and more profitable
way OF fertilizing the soil. with clover
and leguminous plants.
The Secretary Of the Indian Board
of Agriculture estimates the corn crop
Of that State at so per cent short, The
corn in the Wabash Valley, one Of the
most prolific corn growing sections in
the Union; is reported almost entirely
consumed, except where the fields APP
proach the river banks, where little
moisture is secured.